TOWNSVILLE ORCHID SOCIETY INC.

June 2016 Bulletin

st Full contact details are on our Annual Membership Fees are due 1 September each year websitehttp://townsvilleorchidsociety.org.au Family $20.00 Pensioner Family $10.00 Postal Address: Hall Location: Single $15.00 Pensioner Single/Junior $7.50 PO Box 836 D.C. Joe Kirwan Park Country Family: $10.00 AITKENVALE QLD 4814 Charles Street, KIRWAN Details for paying membership fees: BSB:- 064823 Patron: Phyllis Merritt Account Number:- 0009 0973 President: Ted Boon Ph. 07 4775 2529 Name of Account: Townsville Orchid Society Inc. Email: [email protected] Commonwealth Bank, Aitkenvale Secretary: Jean Nicholson Ph. 07 4773 4208 Email: [email protected] Are you currently un-financial? To remain a member of the Acting Treasurer: Terry Ruxton Townsville Orchid Society Inc. and to continue to receive Bulletin Editor: Allan Anderson Mobile 0404 097 630 the TOS Bulletin you need to pay your annual membership Email: [email protected]

Walter Martin 18 June Frank Ostrowski 2 July Donna Marnock 21 June Alan Dean 7 July Bernice Leeson 24 June Irwin Feldt 7 July Allan Hughes 25 June Beryl Philippi 7 July Terry Ruxton 26 June Alan Sheret 10 July Betty Sheret 28 June Janeen Ostrowski 12 July Neita Coulson 2 July Jan Allen 24 July Frank Ostrowski 2 July Alis Siarni 25 July

Judges for June VETERAN C TRUSCOTT A KNOWLES P LUCKE OPEN/NOVICE/SPECIES E BOON D BENSON M BLOOM

REGISTRARS CHOICE

Species - Dendrobium macrophyllum - W & J Hybrid - Oncidium Sweet Sugar ‘Angel’ Nicholson, 80 Points F & D Marnock, 82 Points

Novice – Rosella Cherry Ripe Specimen -. Brasavola nodosa R Whiting, 79 Points W & C Sewell

GENERAL MEETING HELD SUNDAY 21 MAY 2016

Meeting Opened: T Boon opened the meeting at 1.07pm. Minutes Of Previous Meeting: Moved W Carlisle, Seconded A Zierk; Carried. Treasurer’s Report: T Ruxton read out the Treasurer’s report. General Business: Resignation: J Nicholson resigned as Secretary TOS. Ladies Night at Bunnings: Will take place on 26 May from 6 to 9pm. Field Day at Charters Towers: Will take place in October this year. TQOC Conference and TOS 70th Birthday: Will coincide in 2017. Literary Competition on Orchids and Townsville: T Boon will take details to Committee Meeting. Christmas in July: A list will be sent around for Christmas in July to be held on Sunday 24 July for lunch. Bark and Charcoal: A pallet of bark and charcoal will be ordered. Registrar’s Choice: Hybrid - Oncidium Sweet Sugar ‘Angel’ - F & D Marnock, 82 Points; Novice – Cattleya Rosella Cherry Ripe –R Whiting, 79 Points; Species - Dendrobium macrophyllum - W & J Nicholson, 80 Points; Specimen -. nodosa - W & C Sewell P Lucke: gave a talk on what is happening this month T Boon: gave a talk on the at the meeting. Meeting was handed over to W Sewell for the Novice Meeting. Meeting Closed: 1.20pm

FIELD DAY 9TH. OCTOBER..... This event is only a few months away, that won't take long to go and it will suddenly be on us. We will be looking for bush houses to visit. If you decide to open your bush house so visitors can see how you grow your plants, now is the time to start and get your b/house into shape, clear leaves and rubbish away and generally tidy things up. If you would like to open your place, please advise and we will list your name. Depending on the situation I am considering opening my place for the 1st time in 30 odd years... anyone else like to join me? Let us know.

Presidents Report Perhaps I should not be attempting this note tonight, some lousy mongrel has taken my dog from out the front of my place, have done all the usual things, walked the street (he never wanders), contacted the vets etc.... This time last week things were frantic for Charles Lee and his Ayr Society planners as they counted down to the 51st TQOC Inc Conference and Show, starting Friday night with a welcome to registrants. Setup of plants began around 9.30am Friday and continued all day, once the computers were up and running, plants were able to be registered and numbers given to all plants (except for foliage). registration continued Saturday morning till 8 am when the Judging commenced. As there was a glitch with the computers I am not sure who won what, I believe Charlie Truscott won Grand Champion with a very large well grown and flowered Spathulata Dendrobium, the Reserve went to a B. nodosa cross Bc Yellow Bird, - magnificent! I stand corrected if this is wrong. This show had the most I have seen at a TQOC Conference for a long time; some really nice specimens in some outstanding colours. The Foliage was also well represented with Champion going to Jenny Jackson of Ingham. Champion fern went to Val Mitchell of Bowen. The show appeared to be lacking for blooms, however the turnout was quite remarkable. I know a number of club members attended and availed themselves of the vast array of sale plants, those who did attend I am sure were suitably impressed. Congratulation to Charles, Sharron and Vi along with their myriad of assistants for a job well done. That now leads me into our forthcoming celebrations in 2017. Our society was formed in May 1947 and as a way of celebrating our 70th Anniversary, we plan to stage the 52nd TQOC Inc Conference and Show. Planning has commenced, the venue for this affair will be the Tony Ireland Basketball stadium. It is hoped we will be able to offer reasonable registration fees and reasonably priced sales tables. To date I have already secured a donation for the Conference show, a request for a sales table and a possible international lecturer. Invitations and early advice have also gone out. Members have not been left out, as will become evident in the months or weeks ahead. We will need a great deal of assistance, please do not leave it to the willing few, but step up and offer to help. It will be appreciated. Those who attended the recent Bowen field day had an enjoyable time, our bus left very early and arrived around 8-8.15 for morning tea and the usual raffles - from there to the various bush houses throughout the day, which all ended with afternoon tea and a massive raffle. The bus arrived back home just after 7pm. An enjoyable day- and plenty of plants filled the bus. Nikki, I must apologise to you for failing to welcome to you into our club at last meeting, it was an oversight and I do apologise. President Ted

CHRISTMAS IN JULY MEETING Members please note. We need to know at our next meeting how many of you will be attending this event please? The menu is along the same lines as we have had before... pork, chicken, and fish for mains Sweets - assorted apple crumble, petite pavlovas and sticky date... plus fruit tray tea and coffee

Novice New Growers Report:- The monthly meeting of the Novice/New Growers was held at the Townsville Orchid Society Inc. Hall, Charles Street, Kirwan on the 22nd May with a good number of members and visitors in attendance. The topic for the afternoon’s meeting was on Thrips, a pest, which can cause a lot of damage to your orchid flowers and plants in your bush house and surroundings. This small insect which grows to about two millimetres in size is a very small sucking insect with small shrouded teeth which feeds on flowers and occasionally leaves, transmitting diseases from plant to plant by infecting the flower buds which may then not open and may be deformed. Also leaves may appear pitted, stippled, silvery and bleached. An invasion by these nasty creatures can become a big problem for orchid growers to remove. Good sanitation will help prevent infestation and growers need to be vigilant at all times. We have to congratulate Adrian (our first junior member for a long time) benching his first two flowering orchids last month in the novice section for a first and second placing. Our second junior member Zack joined the society last meeting so we can now look forward to some interesting competition from these two young members in the future. The Society Mid Winter Show is coming up on the 15th – 17th July so once again we will need as many flowering orchid plants as we can get for this occasion. We also need your generous help in filling positions on the roster. Don’t just leave it to the same few members all the time. Our afternoon teas are getting bigger and better so we have to congratulate all the members for the delicious cakes and sandwiches they give for all of our members to enjoy. Your donations of gifts towards the Multi Raffle Table and for supporting the sale of Raffle Tickets were also greatly appreciated. Please support our Winter Show with your flowering plants and manpower.

BARK AND CHARCOAL. Members, I hope you will recall discussions on this subject. A pallet of South Australian bark has been received and will be available at the June meeting Charcoal has not been ordered, as we need to find out what members want as to size and bag numbers. If you would like charcoal and cannot make the meeting please ring me and advise your requirements There are 2 sizes we could consider - 10mm & 15mm, personally I think the 5 mm too small and 20 mm just a little big, however it is up to members as to what they want. Ted

Brief Shop News. The Townsville Orchid Society’s members’ shop has been restocked this month. Thanks to Steve, Delia and Tom, Carl and Wal we have ample supplies of perlite, fertiliser, pots and South Australian bark – all on a first come first served basis. Before the upcoming meeting members might have to raid the piggy bank and have a splurge. At this meeting we will organise an order for NZ bark and charcoal. Megan and John from NuLeaf in Cairns have sent us samples of four carry trays. Everyone is invited to drop by the Club Members’ shop to have a look.

Jeff.

In Noel’s Bush House 46 June 2016 Myrmecatavola (Mcv.) Frances Fox ‘Sun Spots’ (Previously Recchara Frances Fox) I tend to concentrate on species orchids when I write these articles, as I have a fondness for them, but when I wandered around my bush house this week, looking for an orchid to photograph and research, I discovered that all the species plants that were in flower had already been featured. So I chose this hybrid, not that it should be seen as second best! Mcv. Frances Fox is a complex hybrid (Myrmecophila tibicinis x Brassocattleya Polka Dot), featuring in its ancestry Mcp. tibicinis, , Cattleya dowiana, C. warscewicii, C. mossiae, C. gaskelliana, Laelia tenebrosa, and L. cinnabarrina. When it is shown at our monthly meetings, it is placed in the group with other B. nodosa hybrids, as the many-spotted lip contributed by Brassavola nodosa is common to all the group. Have a close look at the flower of B. nodosa and you will ask where the spots are – curiously, the plant only has a small number of small spots hidden deep in the throat, but they are a major feature in its entire hybrid offspring. Mcp. tibicinis brings a tall, robust flower spike and the deep orange colour to the hybrid. This colour fades to yellow as the flowers age (another trait inherited from B. nodosa) and it can be disconcerting to see two quite differently coloured flowers on the same flower spike. Myrmecophila means ‘loved by ants’ as the pseudobulbs of this genus are often hollow, and are used as nests by ants. Tibicinis means trumpet- or flute- like, as its dried pseudobulbs can be fashioned into a simple trumpet. It is found in Eastern Mexico then south through Belize, Guatemala and Honduras in the lowlands and lower slopes up to 600m facing the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Mcp. tibicinis is known to sulk for several years after repotting, and, while I don’t know if this trait has been inherited by the hybrid, it is recommended that you keep Mcv. Frances Fox in its pot for as long as possible. My plant is about to grow outside the pot, so a re-pot is due in about three years (Joke! Everyone knows my plants are never overgrown). My plant is grown among my other ‘Cattleya family’ orchids, so a similar growing regime seems to have it in robust growth. I did see other plants of this hybrid for sale at the last Townsville Orchid Society Show, so keep your eyes peeled at our Winter Show, which will be held from Friday 15 July to Sunday 17 July. Be early! Noel Grant, June 2016 References: Computer program “OrchidWiz” 12.2 The Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia http://www.orchidspecies.com “Orchid Names and Their Meanings” by Hubert Mayr, A.R.G.Gantner Verlag K.-G. 1998 (translated by M. Schumucker)

FIRST FLOWERING 1st Rlc[Blc] Haad Yai Delight A Hardy 2nd Rlc Deception Garnet X (Rlc [Pot] Miya's Passion x Rlc[Blc] Burdekin Storm) B Fughera 3rd C Gertrude Hausermann R & E Dundas

At the last meeting it was pointed out a lot of the newer members may not be aware of the raffle and afternoon tea requirements. To assist with the afternoon tea a plate of something would be appreciated, anything edible is greatly appreciated, can be hot/cold, savoury/sweet. Remember to collect your plate before you go home. Raffles...Donations can take the form of many things, it does not have to be plants, as long as it is not common "rubbish" plants, if you have an overload of common plants, please bin them as most growers would have them. Items do not have to cost the earth Donations besides plants /orchids, could include garden items on special... eg Brunnings all purpose fertilizer, garden gloves, pots etc, then there are the edible items eggs, fruits, cakes , jams etc Remember: Bring something you would like to win! Please note the raffle money goes toward the Christmas Party at the end of the year. NOTICE BOARD... everyone should be aware of the large notice board on the way to the respective loos. I have mentioned before if any member has something they wish to sell, please make use of the Notice Board and leave your message there, another member may be interested in what you have to offer.

JUDGED ORCHIDS For the monthly meeting held on Sunday May 21st 2016 Section: Veteran PAPHIOPEDILUM (ANY OTHER PRIMARY HYBRID) Place Name Owner 1st Paph Honey (Paph primulinum x Paph philippinense) W & J Nicholson 2nd Paph Maudiae P & J Lucke 3rd Paph Pinemak W & J Nicholson Section: Veteran VANDACEOUS (EXHIBITION 65 AND ABOVE) Place Name Owner 1st V (Aribarg Red Rocks)x Iris Bannochir G & S Kelly Section: Veteran VANDACEOUS (EXHIBITION 40 TO 64) Place Name Owner 1st V Fuchs Sunset x Chtra Keereeboon G & S Kelly 2nd V Betty May Steel (V Tubtim Velvet x V Guo Chia Long) N & M Grant Section: : Veteran VANDACEOUS (NON EXHIBITION MISCELLANEOUS) Place Name Owner 1st Van It-Jom G & S Kelly 2nd Van Alice’s Anie (V Apinantat x Rhy coelestis) N & M Grant 3rd Vasco Pine Rivers N & M Grant Section: Veteran VANDACEOUS (VASCOSTYLIS) Place Name Owner 1st Vasco Golden Doubloon G & S Kelly Section: Veteran CATTLEYA EXHIBITION (115 AND ABOVE) Place Name Owner 1st C Tainan City P & J Lucke 2nd Rth John Ireland (Ctt Portia x Rlc[Blc] Bryce Canyon) NEW NAME W & J Nicholson 3rd Rlc Chia Lin W & J Nicholson Section: Veteran CATTLEYA EXHIBITION MEDIUM (70 MM TO 114 CM) Place Name Owner 1st C Irene’s song G & S Kelly 2nd RLC Memoria Anna Balmores W & C Sewell 3rd C Dal’s Choice G & S Kelly Section: Veteran CATTLEYA (MINIATURE TO 69 MM) Place Name Owner 1st Rlc Taylor’s Gallis G & S Kelly 2nd Ctt Final Blue x C walkeriana W & C Sewell 3rd C Sweet Leilani N & M Grant Section: Veteran CATTLEYA (CLUSTER) Place Name Owner 1st C Jungle Queen G & S Kelly 2nd C Portia Coerulea W & J Nicholson Section: Veteran CATTLEYA (B nodosa INFLUENCE) Place Name Owner 1st Bc Maikai F & D Marnock 2nd Bc Hoku Gem N & M Grant 3rd PCV Golden Peacock N & M Grant Section: Veteran CATTLEYA (ANY OTHER HYBRID) Place Name Owner 1st Ett Volcano Trick W & C Sewell 2nd Ett Volcano Trick G & S Kelly Section: Veteran DENDROBIUM (MISCELLANEOUS) Place Name Owner 1st Den Caesar x Den carronii P & J Lucke 2nd (Den Palolo Sunshine x Sungoulds) x lasianthera P & J Lucke Section: Veteran DENDROBIUM (SPATHULATA TO 64 MM) Place Name Owner 1st Den Fraser’s Elite Dragon W & C Sewell 2nd Den Maid of Gloucester F & D Marnock 3rd Den carronii x Den antennatum P & J Lucke Section: Veteran ONCIDIUM ALLIANCE ANY HYBRID 60 MM AND ABOVE Place Name Owner 1st Onc Sweet Sugar F & D Marnock 2nd Alcra [Bllra] Peggy Ruth Carpenter W & J Nicholson 3rd Onc unknown W & J Nicholson Section: Veteran ONCIDIUM ALLIANCE TOLUMNIA AND ALLIANCE Place Name Owner 1st Tolu Fay Tesch (Robsan x Ky-elle’s Dream) x Tolu Willowbank Dragon (Robsan Mary Alice Smith) W & J Nicholson 2nd Tolu Swan’s awe x Tolu Capalaba Sun G & S Kelly 3rd Tolu Fay tesch (Robsan x Ky-elle’s Dream) x Tolu Willowbank Dragon (Robsan x Mary Alice Smith) W & J Nicholson Section: Veteran ANY OTHER HYBRID 60 MM AND ABOVE Place Name Owner 1st Bulbophyllum Sheryl Kurazaki W & J Nicholson 2nd Ctsm hookeri x tabulare Please note correct spelling W & J Nicholson 3rd Bulbophyllum Sheryl Kurazaki M Bloom

JUDGED OPEN SECTION

Section: Open PAPHIOPEDILUM (ANY OTHER PRIMARY HYBRID) Place Name Owner 1st Paph Prim-n-Proper (Praestans x Paph primulinum) C Osborne Section: Open VANDACEOUS (MISCELLANEOUS) Place Name Owner 1st V Super Cooper Cairns Family 2nd Vasco Azure J & W Sibthorpe 3rd V unknown P & M Cooper Section: : Open VANDACEOUS (NON EXHIBITION MISCELLANEOUS) Place Name Owner 1st Aranda Chao Praya Dot Com (Aranda Christine x V Thananchai) New Name Cairns Family 2nd V Pimporn Beauty x V sanderana Cairns Family Section: Open CATTLEYA EXHIBITION (115 AND ABOVE) Place Name Owner 1st Rlc [Blc] Alma Kee L Mutch/C Berzinski 2nd C unknown J & W Sibthorpe 3rd Rlc [Blc] Alma Kee R & E Dundas Section: Open CATTLEYA EXHIBITION MEDIUM (70 MM TO 114 CM) Place Name Owner 1st Hknsa Koolau Sunset L Mutch/C Berzinski 2nd C. unknown R & E Dundas Section: Open CATTLEYA (Cluster) Place Name Owner 1st C Chocolate Drop ‘CliftonYellow R & E Dundas 2nd C Chocolate Drop R & E Dundas 3rd Chocolate Drop ‘ Clifton yellow” L Mutch/C Berzinski Section: Open CATTLEYA (B nodosa INFLUENCE) Place Name 1st Rby Copper Queen R & E Dundas 2nd Bc Keowee L Mutch/ C Berzinski Section: Open Miscellaneous Place Name Owner 1st Rly Swans’ Shy (Ctna Dal’s Capri x Rlc [Bc]Dal’s charm) New Name Cairns Family Section: Open DENDROBIUM (INTERMEDIATE TO 64 MM) Place Name Owner 1st Den Charelles Rays Twist x Den canaliculaum L Mutch/C Berzinski 2nd Den Kakela L Mutch/ C Berzinski Section: Open DENDROBIUM ( INTERMEDIATE 65MM AND OVER ) Place Name Owner 1st Den Metallic Pink L Mutch/ C Berzinski New Names and Alterations…… Please change labels where necessary JUDGED SPECIES SECTION Section: Species CATTLEYA Place Name Owner 1st C maxima N & M Grant 2nd C walkeriana G & S Kelly Section: Species CATTLEYA ALLIANCE Place Name Owner 1st B nodosa W & C Sewell 2nd B nodosa P & M Cooper Section: Species Dendrobium ALLIANCE Place Name Owner 1st Den Macrophyllum W & J Nicholson 2nd Den anosmum L Mutch/C Berzinski Section: Species PAPHIOPEDILUM Place Name Owner 1st Paph liemanianum P & J Lucke 2nd Paph primulinum W & J Nicholson 3rd Paph spicerianum W & J Nicholson Section: Species BULBOPHYLLUM Place Name Owner 1st Bulb meduseae J & A Knowles 2nd Bulb meduseae F & D Marnock 3rd Bulb gerlandianum J & A Knowles Section: Species MISCELLANEOUS Place Name Owner 1st Mormalyca hedwigiae P & J Lucke 2nd Barkeria Dorotheae N & M Grant 3rd Eria javanica M Bloom Section: Australian native Species DENDROBIUM LARGE Place Name Owner 1st Den biggibum F & D Marnock 2nd Den dicuphum N & M Grant 3rd Den biggibum “superbum N & M Grant

JUDGED NOVICE SECTION Section: Novice CATTLEYA LARGE Place Name Owner 1st Rlc Rosella’s Cherry Ripe (C Cherry Bee x Rlc Zylzie Fry) R Whiting 2nd “” “” “”” “”””” “ R Whiting 3rd C [Pot] Shin Shiang Diamond K Turner Section: Novice MISCELLANEOUS Place Name Owner 1st Pcv Golden Peacock A Skinner 2nd Ctna Koolau Sunset R Whiting Section: Novice s Bulbophyllum Place Name Owner 1st Bulb Sheryl Kurizaki K Turner 2nd Bulb Sheryl Kurizaki A Skinner

Tabled plants points score - May 2016 Name Novice Open Veterans Species Aggregate Allison Allan 0 2 0 0 2 Bloom Marie 0 0 13 31 44 Cairns June and Stacey 0 60 0 0 60 Chambers Keith and Lyn 0 2 0 0 2 Cooper Peter and Mary 0 13 0 6 19 Donnell Bruce and Karen 3 0 0 0 3 Dundas Robyn and Eric 0 55 0 0 55 Fighera Bruno 0 0 53 3 56 Grant Noel and Maureen 0 0 136 121 257 Hardwick Noel 0 7 0 0 7 Hardy Ann 43 0 0 7 50 Hobden Tom and Delia 0 0 9 0 9 Joynson Lucy 2 0 0 2 4 Kelly Greg and Santina 0 0 126 7 133 Lucke Peter and Joanne 0 0 88 41 129 Marnock Fred and Donna 0 0 52 15 67 Mutch Col Berzinski and Lyn 0 71 0 3 74 Nicholson Wal and Jean 0 0 153 53 206 Nuss John 0 0 0 14 14 Phillips Tina 0 0 0 2 2 Rutherford Gillian 8 0 0 4 12 Ruxton Terry and Sarah 19 0 0 6 25 Sanim Mark 0 9 0 4 13 Sewell Warren and Clara 0 0 46 6 52 Sibthorpe John and Wendy 0 12 0 1 13 Skinner Aidan 2 0 0 0 2 Turner Mark Step and Kerry-Ann 21 0 0 0 21 Whiting Ruth 4 0 0 0 4

POPULAR VOTE RESULTS. MAY 2016

VETERANS 1st V Fuchs Sunset x V Keereeboon G & S Kelly 2nd C Jungle Queen G & S Kelly 3rd Paph Maudiae P & J Lucke

OPEN 1st Rlc[Blc] Alma Kee R & E Dundas 2nd C Chocolate Drop R & E Dundas 3rd V Super Cooper Cairns Family

NOVICE 1st Bulbophyllum Sheryl Kurizaki K Turner 2nd Rth[Pot] Shin Shiang Diamond K Turner 3rd C [Sc] Cherry Bee R Whiting

SPECIES 1st Bulbophyllum medusae 'alba' J & A Knowles 2nd C maxima N & M Grant 3rd Dendrobium macrophyllum W & J Nicholso